VEHICLE MIRROR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A vehicle mirror comprising:
- a mirror element in which a semitransparent reflective film is formed on the front face or the rear face of a transparent substrate; and
a dark-colored self-adhesive film which is attached to the rear face of the mirror element and whose attaching side is dark-colored, whereinthe dark-colored self-adhesive film has air release channels on a surface of an adhesive layer before the dark-colored self-adhesive film is attached to the mirror element, and when the dark-colored self-adhesive film is heated and/or pressurized after being attached to the mirror element, the air release channels are eliminated as viewed from a front side of the mirror element.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a vehicle mirror and a manufacturing method therefor which allow the rear face side of a mirror element to be dark-colored without using a color plate or color coating. A mirror element is configured by forming a semitransparent reflective film made of a dielectric multilayer film on the front face of a flat transparent substrate. A dark-colored self-adhesive film is attached to the rear face of the mirror element. The dark-colored self-adhesive film is configured by forming an adhesive layer on the rear face of a dark-colored film layer by means of application. Grid-like air release channels are formed at fine pitches with minimal depth on an entire surface of the adhesive layer. After the dark-colored self-adhesive film is attached to the rear face of the mirror element, the grid-like air release channels visible from a front side of the mirror element are eliminated by heating and/or pressurizing.
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9 Claims
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1. A vehicle mirror comprising:
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a mirror element in which a semitransparent reflective film is formed on the front face or the rear face of a transparent substrate; and a dark-colored self-adhesive film which is attached to the rear face of the mirror element and whose attaching side is dark-colored, wherein the dark-colored self-adhesive film has air release channels on a surface of an adhesive layer before the dark-colored self-adhesive film is attached to the mirror element, and when the dark-colored self-adhesive film is heated and/or pressurized after being attached to the mirror element, the air release channels are eliminated as viewed from a front side of the mirror element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A manufacturing method for a vehicle mirror comprising the steps of:
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preparing a mirror element in which a semitransparent reflective film is formed on the front face or the rear face of a transparent substrate; preparing a dark-colored self-adhesive film whose attaching side is dark-colored and which has air release channels formed on a surface of an adhesive layer before the dark-colored self-adhesive film is attached to a target surface; attaching the dark-colored self-adhesive film to the rear face of the mirror element; and heating and/or pressurizing the mirror element with the dark-colored self-adhesive film attached and thereby eliminating the air release channels as viewed from a front side of the mirror element.
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